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“The Embrace” sculpture combines brass ribbons affixed to powder-coated steel legs with integrated LED lighting.
Bethesda, Maryland | 2022
Architect: Studio Cooke John
Design Engineer: Quill Hyde
Client: Marriott International
The Embrace shows 618 Design's abilities with hot work, creating swooping curves to exacting specifications. There was no luck involved in forming the brass ribbons; the jigs are pieces of art in themselves. Hours were spent imparting a directional sanded finish to a Moebius-style shape.